I've noticed that everybody's been getting really excited about one thing lately, Christmas.

我注意到，最近大家都在為一件事興奮不已，那就是聖誕節。

I wanted to learn more, so I asked my friends at Webcertain, and they told me that each country has its own unique Christmas traditions.

我想了解更多資訊，於是詢問了我在 Webcertain 的朋友，他們告訴我，每個國家都有自己獨特的聖誕傳統。

My friend Susanna comes from Austria, and she says that on the 5th and 6th of December, they have the terrifying Krampus!

我的朋友蘇珊娜來自奧地利，她說在 12 月 5 日和 6 日，他們會有可怕的 Krampus！

The Krampus is a scary-looking creature with a costume made up of real fur, huge cowbells and horns, carrying a wooden stick.

Krampus 長得很嚇人，穿著用真毛皮做成的服裝，頭戴巨大的牛鈴和牛角，手持一根木棍。

Parades go through towns, and whilst good children are rewarded by St.

遊行隊伍穿過城鎮，而好孩子們則會得到聖母瑪利亞的獎賞。

Nikolaus by being given sweets, the Krampus would traditionally punish naughty children by beating them with their sticks.

傳統上，Krampus 會通過給孩子們糖果來懲罰淘氣的孩子，用棍子打他們。

For health and safety reasons, that's not allowed anymore, but the Krampus still makes a lot of noise with their cowbells and hit people gently.

出於健康和安全的考慮，現在已經不允許這樣做了，但 Krampus 仍會用牛鈴發出很大的聲響，並輕輕地打人。

Come to think of it, I'm going to behave myself from now on!

想想也是，從現在開始，我要好好表現了！

I hope you've enjoyed learning how they do things in Austria.

希望你們喜歡瞭解奧地利的生活方式。

Happy Christmas from everyone here at Webcertain!

Webcertain 的全體員工祝您聖誕快樂！